LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa upon
the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Damiano and Helen Buffa were united in marriage on April 23,
1966; the couple will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary at a
party held in their honor in May of 2016; and
WHEREAS, In 1964, Damiano (Dom) Buffa met Helen while they were both
working at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn; after their wedding and
the birth of their first child, Damiano proudly served his country as a
Captain in the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, The family spent their next two years in Great Falls, Monta-
na; in 1970, they returned to New York, where Dr. Damiano Buffa began
his esteemed medical career with Suffolk Obstetrics and Gynecology in
Port Jefferson; and
WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Dr. Damiano Buffa practiced medi-
cine in both Port Jefferson and Patchogue, New York; and
WHEREAS, Helen Buffa proudly raised and nurtured her children and
spent many hours serving her church and community; and
WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of two children, Rosemary (Xavier)
and Peter (Meaghan), and the proud grandparents of five grandchildren,
Xavier Quinn, Matthew, Olivia, McKenna and James; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa are and always have been a tower
of strength, support, understanding and limitless love for their family;
and
WHEREAS, Their love, devotion, caring, sensitivity and responsiveness
to their family, friends and all who know them are their hallmark and
tradition; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa have lived and continue to live
their lives with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a
deep and continuing concern for human values and ideals, and in so
doing, they have inspired others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, This meaningful occasion is the result of the love, hard work
and spirit this couple has invested in their marriage; and
WHEREAS, These same values they have passed to their loved ones,
producing a family that is close-knit and supportive of its individual
members, public-minded in its relations to the community and committed
to the ideals of citizenship upon which this Nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa have touched the lives of their
family and many friends through the shining example of their marriage,
which is a testament to the devotion and admiration which they possess
for one another; and
WHEREAS, The longevity of this enduring marriage truly marks a mile-
stone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an occa-
sion of such importance is brought to our attention, the same should be
memorialized by us for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa upon the occasion of celebrating
their 50th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. and Mrs. Damiano Buffa.